April 26, 2023
National ‘Carry the Load’ relay kicks off in Seattle – New Day NW
SEATTLE — Carry The Load's National Relay Director, Matt Fryman, joins New Day Northwest to share the mission behind Carry The Load. He highlights the 20,000-mile, 48-state, 32-day National Relay that starts in Seattle on Thursday, April 27.
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April 24, 2023
VA encourages volunteers to join cross-country march honoring Veterans, service members during ‘Memorial May’
WASHINGTON — Between April 27 and May 29, the Department of Veterans Affairs will support a 20,000-mile march with more than 214,000 volunteers in honor of Veterans and service members. The annual collaboration between VA’s National Cemetery Administration and Carry The Load will host rallies at 38 national cemeteries along five separate routes covering 48 states.
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April 23, 2023
Veterans Impact Show with Carry The Load’s Todd Boeding
DALLAS — Todd Boeding tells the story of how Carry The Load came to support Veterans and First Responders and their service organizations - Who are you carrying?
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April 20, 2023
National Relay Coming through Western New York on Thursday, May 11th
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Walk in honor, walk in celebration of our active military, veterans, first responders and their families.
Carry The Load National Relay will travel through Western New York on Thursday, May 11th, beginning in Niagara Falls with stops through Tonawanda and downtown Buffalo. Carry The Load National Relay consists of five routes that cover 20,000 miles across 50 states including 36 National Cemeteries culminating on Memorial Day Weekend in Dallas. Click Here to see the Relay Route, scroll down to May 11th for WNY route.
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November 15, 2022
Veterans Day red carpet ‘thank you’ continues as a heartfelt tradition at Grapevine High School
GRAPEVINE, Texas — On this Veterans Day, and on any given day for that matter, a simple word of thanks given to someone who served the U.S. military can go a very long way. At Grapevine High School, however, the tradition of an extensive, loud, and authentically genuine thank you continues to bind veterans and the next generation together.
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October 27, 2022
WFAA’s Chris Sadeghi joins J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge
DALLAS —This is the first time the race was back in person for the first time in almost 20 years.
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September 11, 2022
More than 1,000 volunteers teamed up to clean Houston National Cemetery for 9/11 Day of Service
HOUSTON - We will never forget the memory of fallen soldiers who gave their lives for the U.S. and as part of 9/11 Day of Service, more than 1,000 volunteers spent their Saturday cleaning up the Houston National Cemetery.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the greater Houston area and its volunteer service arm, JustServe joined together at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, along with the veteran’s charity group, Carry The Load to participate in the cleanup.
Volunteers worked on painting faces and structures as well as cleaning and straightening headstones, leaving flowers, and picking up debris.
"I think what struck me is the sheer volume," said volunteer Camille Leatham on the clean-up attendance. "I’m doing a little service, but [fallen veterans] gave so much."
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September 10, 2022
MOBILE COUNTY Volunteers clean headstones as a way to honor fallen soldiers
MOBILE, Ala. — Nonprofit organization Carry the Load is partnering with the National Cemetery Organization to host a “Day of Service” where volunteers help clean the headstones of fallen soldiers as a way to honor them.
As the 21 year anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, Volunteers at Mobile National Cemetery off Virginia Street were there to honor those lives lost.
Volunteers such as Christina Wayne were there help clean the headstones. Also a retired Air Force veteran, she took time to reflect on her service as well as what happened on 9/11.
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September 10, 2022
9/11 lessons learned: 21 years later, veterans and volunteers pay tribute on National Day of Service
DALLAS — A National Day of Service is an annual reminder of the sacrifices paid on September 11, 2001 and the sacrifices in the years of military operations, and military losses, that followed.
And for a Marine veteran, Friday also proved a chance to remind his 13-year-old daughter of the lessons learned.
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September 10, 2022
North Texans honor 21st anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks through service
(DALLAS) - A weekend of commemorations here in North Texas will honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks and first responders. For many, it is an opportunity to give public service or to connect with younger people who were born after the attacks.
The event, which was organized by Carry The Load, brought together people directly impacted by 9/11 and others who want to show they care.
"I remember exactly where I was that day as those events unfolded. That lit a fire in me and countless others," Navy veteran Cody Bandars recalled.
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